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11 Sep 2013
Asian stocks soaked in green
FXstreet.com (Chicago) – Asian and Pacific markets register gains for the second time in a row after Obama’s speech on Syrian chemical weapon threat.
President Obama said the government was trying to be diplomatic to solve the Syrian conflict triggered by the apparent use of chemical weapons last month. Although he did not deny a military attack could take place against Syria he stated he would “not put American boots on the ground in Syria” and added he would “not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan”.
The Nikkei 225 registers wins adding up to 0.70% so far. The Hang Seng follows to register 0.70% gains. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.31%. In Australia, the All Ordinaries is up 0.41% while the S&P ASX200 prints 0.45% gains. In India the Sensex records 3.77% gains while the IDX in Indonesia prints 3.98% advances so far.
President Obama said the government was trying to be diplomatic to solve the Syrian conflict triggered by the apparent use of chemical weapons last month. Although he did not deny a military attack could take place against Syria he stated he would “not put American boots on the ground in Syria” and added he would “not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan”.
The Nikkei 225 registers wins adding up to 0.70% so far. The Hang Seng follows to register 0.70% gains. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.31%. In Australia, the All Ordinaries is up 0.41% while the S&P ASX200 prints 0.45% gains. In India the Sensex records 3.77% gains while the IDX in Indonesia prints 3.98% advances so far.